PM snubs Thaksin offer to help secure vaccines PM snubs Thaksin offer to help secure vaccines THAILAND: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has rejected an offer from former PM Thaksin Shinawatra to help Thailand secure more COVID-19 vaccines from Russia. Thursday 22 April 2021, 08:07AM Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawtra suggested more vaccine should be sourced from many producers, not just Sinovac and AstraZeneca. Photo: AFP. Gen Prayut was responding to remarks made by the self-exiled former premier during a live broadcast on the audio-based social networking app Clubhouse on Tuesday (Apr 20). Mr Thaksin noted that Thailand’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout had been proceeding too slowly and suggested more vaccine should be sourced from many producers, not just Sinovac and AstraZeneca.